Home › Words › P › punctualnesspunctualnesspunctualness means punctuality; exactness.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, punctualness ranks #25,920 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom punctual + -ness.nounpunctuality; exactnessDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.punctuality 82% match — The state of being punctual vs punctualness →punctiliosity 72% match — The quality of being punctilious. vs punctualness →prepunctuality 70% match — The quality of being prepunctual. vs punctualness →punctiliousness 69% match — The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail. vs punctualness →prepunctual 68% match — excessively prompt; early vs punctualness →unpunctualness 64% match — Not being punctual; lateness. vs punctualness →promptness 63% match — The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay. vs punctualness →punctiliar 63% match — A verb denoting a punctiliar action or activity. vs punctualness →